Message from @jeremy
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every inch i go their is an equal amount of curvature
which way are you giong an inch, along the circle?
an 8 cut pizza cur correctly all the crusts are the same length and have an equal amount of curvature
cut corretly
sure they do
that is correct
im not trying to bring some complicated math when i can see each section curves the same amount
ok so how do we use this regarding the earth
forget earth
i saw you guys debating how the earth curve is calculated
Why are we forgetting the earth
ok go ahead with earth lol
each section curves the same amount in the pizza its not getting squared
You asked for a formula that works for the whole sphere
i still dont think the formula involved squaring anything
b/c that's an approximation of the proper formulat
only valid over a certain distance
It's just a simpler formula
Surveyors use it
literally i hired a surveyor to come survey my property he was a freemason so is my dentist
just they were free masons thats all
So do you understand the equations now
no
I'll summarize
h is amount of curve, d is distance away from where you start
h=8*d^2 is one equation
h=R[1-cos(d/R)] is another equation
the 2nd is more accurate
the first is good for several hundred miles
the first is a parabola, the 2nd is a circl
the 2nd is more accurate
the first is close, for small values of d
si the second on exponential
What is the significance of the first being parabolic?
a parabola is not a circle, thus it can't be used to accurately represent a circle
ok is the second formula exponential
Why not?
@AstralSentient well it is accurate 'enough' over the short distances, but it doesn't match a circle, it's a different shape
no more than a zigzag represents a straight line